Stories

It’s been a while…

Like everyone, I haven’t had the opportunity to visit new lands for a while, so my first journal pays tribute to a trip abroad.

Holidays relax and revive, they are restorative. Holidays introduce us to new places, new foods, new cultures, new ways of thinking and they offer us escapism from the daily grind. Here, not only can we explore new landscapes but often we explore our own personalities returning stronger, sharper and ready to take on the world.

I wanted to share this image taken early one morning at my favourite swimming spot on the island of Zakynthos. I can still hear the waves gently lapping against the rock as mainland Greece began to peek through the haze, under the watchful eye of Helios.

Here all the wonderful books I immersed myself in over lockdown felt all the more real as I swam in the cool morning currents and watched the sun’s reflection ripple in the rock-pools. Memories from ‘The Silence of the Girls’ by Pat Barker washed over me as I reminisced over Madeline Miller’s enduring characters from ‘Circe’ and ‘The Song of Achilles’.

To visit this island was a dream and it has since inspired many of my treasures. From Greek goddesses to overlooked gorgonians, each piece pays tribute to the strength of these incredible women.